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The '''Bilderberg group''' is an a [[globalist]] international organization made up of [[liberal elite]]s from the [[political]], [[financial]], [[academic]] and [[military]] heavyweights that comes realms who come together annually to discuss world affairs. The name was chosen from the Dutch hotel where it held its first meeting in 1954.<ref>[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0309/20010.html Bilderbergers excite conspiracists] Politico, March 15, 2009</ref> From the outside, conspiracists believe Bilderberg members are a '''"shadowy, elitist cabal intent on installing a one-world government that subverts the will of the [[American]] people."''' The group meets once a year by annual invitation-only conference and includes 150 [[North America]] and [[Western Europe]] influential figures. No other events are held and no policy statements are issued. Bilderberg meetings are closed to the press, participants are asked not to publicly discuss the proceedings and the attendee list is only occasionally released.

[[Conservative]] critics, with good reason, believe the Bilderberg group is working to undermine – and eventually completely do away with – [[national sovereignty]] and establish a globalist [[utopia]] and [[one-world government]] that subverts the will of the [[working class]] and other regular Americans. Representative [[Ron Paul]] feared the group’s influence. "And my biggest concern is what they preach: [[Keynesian economics]] and interventionism and world planning," and "They do believe in a powerful centralized government." == Obama administration Activities==According to the Bilderberg group's website, the group invites between 120 and 150 leaders from various fields in Europe and America.<ref name="About">[http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/ ABOUT BILDERBERG MEETINGS]. ''Bilderberg Meetings''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> One-third of the attendees must be from North America and the other two-thirds from Europe.<ref name="About"/> The group is extremely secretive, not allowing attendees to talk openly about the meetings, particularly the speakers or their positions,<ref name="WhatToKnow"/> and the agenda is not detailed and no votes, resolutions, or policy statements are made.<ref name="About"/><ref name="WhatToKnow"/><ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-40125253 Secretive Bilderberg group meetings begin in Virginia]. ''BBC News''. June 1, 2017. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> Despite the importance of the meetings, the [[mainstream media]] generally ignores reporting on them.<ref>Newman, Alex (June 2, 2014). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/item/18393-bilderberg-summit-virtually-ignored-by-media-propagandists Bilderberg Summit Virtually Ignored by Media Propagandists]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> ===Driver of global policy===Despite the organization's insistence that it exists only for discussion, the group's activities and statements by attendees strongly indicate that the group exists to direct global policies in a globalist direction.<ref name="PlotGlobalism">Newman, Alex (June 4, 2014). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/18406-bilderberg-where-big-business-and-big-government-plot-globalism Bilderberg: Where Big Business and Big Government Plot Globalism]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> For example, Willy Claes, a former Secretary General of [[NATO]] who attended Bilderberg meetings, stated that "the participants are then obviously considered to use this report in setting their policies in the environments in which they affect."<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/> Etienne Davignon, a European Commissioner, stated that the Bilderberg meetings "helped create" the common [[Euro]] currency.<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/> Dutch parliamentary leader Diederik Samsom admitted that Bilderberg attendees are at the meetings in their official governmental capacities, rather than as private citizens.<ref>Newman, Alex (May 30, 2014). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/world-news/europe/item/18379-big-government-bilderberger-addresses-protesters Big Government Bilderberger Addresses Protesters]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> According to Will Hutton, "the consensus established [at the meetings] is the backdrop against which policy is made worldwide."<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/> Strong evidence also exists indicating that the Bilderberg group plays a strong role in choosing world leaders. [[Bill Clinton]], who attended the meetings in 1991 as an obscure governor of Arkansas, was elected U.S. president one year later.<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/> [[Tony Blair]] is just one of the several prime ministers of the [[United Kingdom]] who became prime minister shortly after attending the meeting.<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/> [[Herman Van Rompuy]] of Belgium, who was not well known throughout the EU, became the President of the European Council – proclaiming the advancement of "global governance" – in 2009 very shortly after attending a Bilderberg meeting.<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/> The Bilderberg group supported Rompuy's candidacy and held a dinner for that purpose.<ref>Waterfield, Bruno (November 16, 2009). [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/eu/6582837/EU-Presidency-candidate-Herman-Van-Rompuy-calls-for-new-taxes.html EU Presidency candidate Herman Van Rompuy calls for new taxes]. ''The Telegraph''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> It has been suggested that due to the influence of the Bilderberg meetings, American attendees are violating the [[Logan Act]] by attending and discussing in the meetings.<ref>Newman, Alex (February 16, 2017). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/25395-forget-flynn-logan-act-could-ensnare-top-establishment-insiders Forget Flynn; Logan Act Could Ensnare Top Establishment Insiders]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> ===Advancement of globalism and one-world government===According to statements by Bilderberg attendees, the group exists to promote globalist ideals and to undermine national sovereignty. Denis Healey, the British chancellor of the exchequer, stated that "to say we were striving for a one-world government is exaggerated, but not wholly unfair", and that "we felt that a single community throughout the world would be a good thing."<ref name="PlotGlobalism"/><ref name="WhatToKnow">Sanburn, Josh (June 9, 2016). [http://time.com/4362872/bilderberg-group-meetings-2016-conspiracy-theories/ What to Know About the Bilderberg Group's Secret Annual Meeting]. ''TIME''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> The Bilderberg group's website itself states that "in the context of a globalised world, it is hard to think of any issue in either Europe or North America that could be tackled unilaterally."<ref name="TrumpWhy?"/><ref>[http://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/brief-history.html Background -- BRIEF HISTORY]. ''Bilderberg Meetings''. Retrieved November 26, 2017.</ref> According to the Bilderberg group's official 2017 press release, U.S. President [[Donald Trump]]'s "Progress Report" was at the top of the agenda, leading conservative and Christian commentators to speculate that the meeting would try to undermine Trump's [[conservative]] and [[nationalist]] agenda.<ref name="TrumpWhy?"/> ==Notable attendees==

* [[Ben Bernanke]] <ref>[http://www.infowars.com/bilderberg-ben-and-the-globalist-agenda/ Bilderberg Ben and the Globalist Agenda, InfoWars, June 8, 2008]</ref>

Representative [[Ron Paul]] fears the group’s influence. "And my biggest concern is what they preach: [[Keynesian economics]] and interventionism and world planning," and "They do believe in a powerful centralized government." === Other people who attended ===

* [[David Rockefeller]]<ref name="WhatToKnow"/>

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